Chinese word

传染病

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuán rǎn bìng

Meaning

  • nouninfectious disease

Example

学校里有人得了传染病。xué xiào lǐ yǒu rén dé le chuán rǎn bìng

Someone at school has an infectious disease.

Illustration for 传染病 (infectious disease)

More examples

如果出现传染病症状，应及时就医。rú guǒ chū xiàn chuán rǎn bìng zhèng zhuàng yīng jí shí jiù yī

If symptoms of an infectious disease appear, seek medical care right away.

Core concept

An illness that crosses human boundaries through contact, droplets, or air and links separate cases together.

Common phrases

  • 传染病传播途径chuán rǎn bìng chuán bō tú jìng

    infectious disease transmission pathway

  • 传染病患者chuán rǎn bìng huàn zhě

    patient with an infectious disease

  • 传染病防控chuán rǎn bìng fáng kòng

    infectious disease prevention and control

Similar words

传染性疾病chuán rǎn xìng jí bìng: An illness with the ability to pass from one person to another.
感染gán rǎn: The presence and growth of a disease-causing agent inside the body.
流行病liú xíng bìng: An illness that affects many people within a short period.
瘟疫wēn yì: An illness that rapidly spreads across a large area and causes great harm.

Definition in Chinese

通过接触、飞沫或空气等途径在人与人之间传播，常在一定范围内导致多人发病的疾病。tōng guò jiē chù fēi mò huò kōng qì děng tú jìng zài rén yǔ rén zhī jiān chuán bō cháng zài yí dìng fàn wéi nèi dǎo zhì duō rén fā bìng de jí bìng

Word origin

传 (chuán, "transmit") + 染 (rǎn, "infect") + 病 (bìng, "disease") combines movement between people with the resulting illness.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the noun can stand alone as the topic of a health discussion rather than needing a particular disease name or technical cause.

Opposites

  • 非传染性疾病fēi chuán rǎn xìng jí bìngnoninfectious diseasenoun

Related words

  • 传染源chuán rǎn yuánsource of infectionnoun
  • 传染chuán rǎntransmit infectionverb
  • 传染性chuán rǎn xìnginfectiousadjective

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